The Ibanez TL-5 Tremolo is a compact tremolo pedal: it raises and lowers the volume of your guitar automatically, producing the pulsing effect that vintage amplifiers built in. Ibanez describes it as a "Smooth, very clean, vintage tremolo at a very reasonable price. All your favorite variations of vintage amp tremolo sounds."1
What it does
Tremolo modulates a signal's volume at a set rate, and the TL-5 does this with an analog circuit. Ibanez positions it as a way to get vintage amp tremolo sounds from a pedal, with variations on that classic effect rather than modern digital treatments.1
If you are comparing tremolo pedals more broadly, the Tremolo Pedals page covers the type as a whole, and Ibanez also makes smaller tremolo options such as the Ibanez Tremolo Mini and the Ibanez mini Tremolo.
Power
The TL-5 runs on a 9V DC, center negative supply and draws 10mA of current, which is a light load that any standard pedalboard power supply can handle.1
Videos
Mario Paredes
Jonathan Youngblood
Revolt Music Indonesia
News
Questions
Is the Ibanez TL-5 Tremolo analog or digital?
The TL-5 is an analog pedal. Ibanez lists its circuit type as analog, which places it with the traditional amp-style tremolo designs rather than digital modeling units. It runs on a 9V DC, center negative supply and draws 10mA of current, so it fits a standard pedalboard power setup.
What does the Ibanez TL-5 Tremolo sound like?
Ibanez describes the TL-5 as a smooth, very clean, vintage tremolo at a very reasonable price, covering all your favorite variations of vintage amp tremolo sounds. In other words, it aims at the classic pulsing volume effect built into older amplifiers rather than modern rhythmic or stereo effects.
Sources (1)
- TL-5 Tremolo by Ibanez, RockBoard (rockboard.de PedalPedia), 2026
